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shinobi69
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Has Any One Keep One Before? I Would Like To Buy One And Could It Be Keep It With My Volitan Lionfish?
kirkland
Member
We had a radiata in our 100 gallon FOWLR for over a year. When first purchased, he was small, about 3" long. Ghost shrimp was all he would eat at first and it would be a challenge for him to get food before the picasso trigger or flagtail grouper hungrily ate their share. He quickly grew bigger and handled himself just fine in our tank. The radiata is still one of my very favorite fishes. Generally, he perched on the rockwork and meandered around the tank. Very peaceful fish. Only once did I ever see him try to sting another fish, the picasso, but it looked half-hearted and no damage done. You can view him here if you wish:
Radiata Video
Radiata Video
sankysyuck
Member
Lionfish do not try to intentionally sting other fish. For the most part they actually are very peaceful fish, as long as the other fish can't fit in their mouth they won't bother them. A volitan would be fine with a radiatta however you would need a large tank, a 5-6 foot long tank when they are full grown since they both reach about a foot long.
Ghost shrimp are not a sufficient food for a lionfish to live off of. Especially the freshwater ghost shrimp. Many lionfish will not eat prepared foods (frozen, pelleted) at FIRST! Many people try frozen foods once or twice and give up and say "he wont eat it!" Just because you've tried once or twice does not mean you give up, it may take a while, possibly months to get a lionfish on frozen food which really is a must. Not that im implying this to you, from my own experience working at several pet stores the last few years this is what I have found the average person to do.
The worst possible thing you can do is feed them live feeder fish! Think of feeder fish as a Big Mac from MacDonalds... If a person only eats Big Macs their entire life.. Do you think there going to look to good? Do you think they're going to be healthy? No.
A good trick is to feed them live ghost shrimp for a couple days THEN try to feed him a dead ghost shrimp.. they usally will refuse the dead ghost shimp the first time.. A couple days later toss in 3 or 4 ghost shrimp and one dead one at the same time, if he eats the dead one.. try another one.. If he continus to eat the dead ones, in a few days try frozen foods such as Muscle or even frozen silversides, if he eats that then your golden! this has done the trick for me a few times.
Ghost shrimp are not a sufficient food for a lionfish to live off of. Especially the freshwater ghost shrimp. Many lionfish will not eat prepared foods (frozen, pelleted) at FIRST! Many people try frozen foods once or twice and give up and say "he wont eat it!" Just because you've tried once or twice does not mean you give up, it may take a while, possibly months to get a lionfish on frozen food which really is a must. Not that im implying this to you, from my own experience working at several pet stores the last few years this is what I have found the average person to do.
The worst possible thing you can do is feed them live feeder fish! Think of feeder fish as a Big Mac from MacDonalds... If a person only eats Big Macs their entire life.. Do you think there going to look to good? Do you think they're going to be healthy? No.
A good trick is to feed them live ghost shrimp for a couple days THEN try to feed him a dead ghost shrimp.. they usally will refuse the dead ghost shimp the first time.. A couple days later toss in 3 or 4 ghost shrimp and one dead one at the same time, if he eats the dead one.. try another one.. If he continus to eat the dead ones, in a few days try frozen foods such as Muscle or even frozen silversides, if he eats that then your golden! this has done the trick for me a few times.
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shinobi69
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Originally Posted by SankysYuck
Lionfish do not try to intentionally sting other fish. For the most part they actually are very peaceful fish, as long as the other fish can't fit in their mouth they won't bother them. A volitan would be fine with a radiatta however you would need a large tank, a 5-6 foot long tank when they are full grown since they both reach about a foot long.
Ghost shrimp are not a sufficient food for a lionfish to live off of. Especially the freshwater ghost shrimp. Many lionfish will not eat prepared foods (frozen, pelleted) at FIRST! Many people try frozen foods once or twice and give up and say "he wont eat it!" Just because you've tried once or twice does not mean you give up, it may take a while, possibly months to get a lionfish on frozen food which really is a must. Not that im implying this to you, from my own experience working at several pet stores the last few years this is what I have found the average person to do.
The worst possible thing you can do is feed them live feeder fish! Think of feeder fish as a Big Mac from MacDonalds... If a person only eats Big Macs their entire life.. Do you think there going to look to good? Do you think they're going to be healthy? No.
A good trick is to feed them live ghost shrimp for a couple days THEN try to feed him a dead ghost shrimp.. they usally will refuse the dead ghost shimp the first time.. A couple days later toss in 3 or 4 ghost shrimp and one dead one at the same time, if he eats the dead one.. try another one.. If he continus to eat the dead ones, in a few days try frozen foods such as Muscle or even frozen silversides, if he eats that then your golden! this has done the trick for me a few times.
Wow This Has Been The Best Info I Seen
Thanks You So Much I Will Try Your Trick For My Lion Fish Thanks Again
Lionfish do not try to intentionally sting other fish. For the most part they actually are very peaceful fish, as long as the other fish can't fit in their mouth they won't bother them. A volitan would be fine with a radiatta however you would need a large tank, a 5-6 foot long tank when they are full grown since they both reach about a foot long.
Ghost shrimp are not a sufficient food for a lionfish to live off of. Especially the freshwater ghost shrimp. Many lionfish will not eat prepared foods (frozen, pelleted) at FIRST! Many people try frozen foods once or twice and give up and say "he wont eat it!" Just because you've tried once or twice does not mean you give up, it may take a while, possibly months to get a lionfish on frozen food which really is a must. Not that im implying this to you, from my own experience working at several pet stores the last few years this is what I have found the average person to do.
The worst possible thing you can do is feed them live feeder fish! Think of feeder fish as a Big Mac from MacDonalds... If a person only eats Big Macs their entire life.. Do you think there going to look to good? Do you think they're going to be healthy? No.
A good trick is to feed them live ghost shrimp for a couple days THEN try to feed him a dead ghost shrimp.. they usally will refuse the dead ghost shimp the first time.. A couple days later toss in 3 or 4 ghost shrimp and one dead one at the same time, if he eats the dead one.. try another one.. If he continus to eat the dead ones, in a few days try frozen foods such as Muscle or even frozen silversides, if he eats that then your golden! this has done the trick for me a few times.
Wow This Has Been The Best Info I Seen
95harley
Active Member
As stated above by others..I started with a gourgous Radiata but could only get it to eat ghost shrimp. He was not very responsive to me or shrimp.
I kept him in a 75g and later decided to try a small Volitan with him and they did great together but the Volitan was so much more responsive and easier to feed. Half the time the Radiata could not eat much because they don't seem to be aggressive hunters. The Radiata stayed on the bottom or on the LR while the Volitan was a much more active and all levels in the water fish.
In the end I decided to keep the Volitan who now resides in my 240g. But I do sometimes miss my Radiata for the looks.
If you get one make sure he does not have to compete with an aggrssive eater and he can take his time and hunt very slowly.
I kept him in a 75g and later decided to try a small Volitan with him and they did great together but the Volitan was so much more responsive and easier to feed. Half the time the Radiata could not eat much because they don't seem to be aggressive hunters. The Radiata stayed on the bottom or on the LR while the Volitan was a much more active and all levels in the water fish.
In the end I decided to keep the Volitan who now resides in my 240g. But I do sometimes miss my Radiata for the looks.
If you get one make sure he does not have to compete with an aggrssive eater and he can take his time and hunt very slowly.
v-lioness
Member
Radiata can be tough to keep, they do not tolerate poor water quality, watch the shipping of these lions, they do not ship well. Keep your water tip top, they can be tough to get on frozen foods unlike the volitan.
You can try the ghost shrimp along with fiddler crabs, make sure to feed the ghost shrimp something nutritional before feeding them to your lion. They are considered a shy lion, go slow, move slow around they tank until it has settled in.
Good Luck and be patience with your new lion,
Kaye
You can try the ghost shrimp along with fiddler crabs, make sure to feed the ghost shrimp something nutritional before feeding them to your lion. They are considered a shy lion, go slow, move slow around they tank until it has settled in.
Good Luck and be patience with your new lion,
Kaye